For those keeping score at home, this is the third Prelude in E Minor I’ve… Read the postWeek 770: “Prelude in E Minor” by Gerry Mulligan Sextet
In 1909, Hungarian playwright Ferenc Molnár released his play Liliom. The title character is a… Read the postWeek 674: “You’ll Never Walk Alone” by Gerry and the Pacemakers
If you were under the impression that manufactured pop groups were an invention of the… Read the postWeek 598: “Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright” by bob Dylan (Peter, Paul, and Mary cover)
Quick quiz: It’s Friday night. You’re getting ready to go out. What song do you… Read the postWeek 415: “Dirty Old Bossa Nova” by The Howard Roberts Quartet
A few weeks ago, I walked past a screen that was showing footage of that… Read the postWeek 406: “It Ain’t Necessarily So” by Mary Lou Williams
Here are some highlights from the early years of Belgian inventor Adolphe Sax: Born in… Read the postWeek 184: “My Little Brown Book” by Duke Ellington and John Coltrane